- QUESTIONS OF THE
WEEK
- Ascension of the
Lord
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- Through Jesus’ prayerful dialogue
with the Father described in today’s Gospel (Seventh Sunday
of Easter), we are drawn toward God to receive life and glory.
For us, eternity is to know God and the Son who was sent to dwell
among us.
Adults: How have I come to know Christ over the
course of my faith journey?
Children: What people and things remind me that
I am a friend of Jesus?
Next Saturday
39 teens will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop
Conlon at St. Paul’s Church. Please remember these young
people in your prayers.
DPSC PROGRESS REPORT
To date $24,256 has been pledged
by our parishioners; 20 have pledges $500 or more.
This has been a wonderful response from the
parish. As more pledges are returned to the parish, we will easily
meet the diocesan goal of $25,596. But our parish goal remains:
that each family, as an expression of solidarity, make an appropriate
pledge in faith to the DPSC. Those amounts collected in excess
of the goal will be returned to the parish without assessment
for our own parish use.
“Whatever your work is, put your heart
into it. . . . It is Christ the Lord you are serving.”
UPDATE ON THE HABITAT PROJECT
- Check out
the “Habitat House” in the Gathering Space for a visual
display of our progress towards meeting our $3,000 goal for the
Faith Build Coalition. So far, we’ve raised $2,014!
This project continues through Pentecost Sunday
as part of our Easter season celebration. May you experience
the joy of the Resurrected Christ in your life.
REST
IN PEACE -- We offer our sympathy and prayers to Keith, Laura,
Julia and Douglas Chapman. Keith’s mom, Vivian Chapman,
passed away Thursday. May she and all who have died, rest in
the peace of our Lord.
THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
SOCIETY will meet Monday, May 5, at 7:00 pm in the
CTK Parish Center.
- NEWMAN-SPONSORED
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Moms Weekend, Sunday, May 4
9:00 am to 1 pm
Take your mom to breakfast! Spend some family
time together at breakfast! Everyone is welcome!
- $4.00 all-you-can
eat pancakes; $4.50 all-you-can-eat pancakes w/sausage; $2.50
for children's breakfast.
ASCENSION is a
day that unfolds the promise that Jesus will return. ...[On this
day] we do not observe a departure. We celebrate a presence.
Thus this day in the 50-day sweep of Easter is a peculiarly opportune
time for relishing our hope and our status... We should approach
this day with open hearts. We do not gather at the Eucharist
to have the Ascension explained or to memorize exegetical points.
We come to be inspired, to offer praise, to proclaim the Risen
One who never leaves us. (Saint
Andrew Bible Missal, pg. 446) —Sourcebook, 1994
***Celebration of the Feast of the
Ascension has been transferred this year to today, Sunday, May
5.
MARY
GARDEN -- Parishioners might want to check out the additions
to our Mary Garden made by the Sunday 1st grade Religious Ed
class and their families. After a year studying the Blessed Virgin,
the children decided to plant flowers around her statue in the
front of church. Below is a list of the flowers and their meaning
or association to Mary:
Coreopsis – Christ’s Eye
- Dahlia - Churchyard Flower
Daylily - St. Joseph’s Lily
- Dianthus - Mary’s Love
of God
Forget-Me-Not - Eyes of Mary
Iris - Mary’s Sword of Sorrow
Lavender - Flight into Egypt, also Our Lady’s Drying Herb
- Marigold - Mary’s Gold
LITURGY
BITS AND BYTES
- As we continue
the Our Father, we express our trust and absolute dependence
on God as we pray for our “daily bread.” We pray, also,
that we may be forgiven just as we are willing to forgive. This
is another challenging prayer. If we say this honestly, we need
to let go of our grudges, our anger, and our bitterness, and
resolve to forgive even those who have in truth injured us. This
is part of our preparation for Eucharist. Eucharist is the primary
sacrament of reconciliation. There is an inherent contradiction
between receiving the Body of Christ in communion with all the
others who make up that Body and holding on to negativity towards
a member or members of that Body. So with the Our Father we have
the opportunity to set our hearts right in a spirit of forgiveness
and love.
Copyright
© 2008 Resource Publications, San Jose, CA
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- “And behold, I
am with you always, until the end of the age.”
- BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
May 5 - 11
Birthdays: Hannah
Caldwell, Pat Davidson, Chris Ewing, Judy Gorman, Chris Hart,
Catherine Jackson, Tess Kamody, Andrea Lewis, Helena Littler,
Ava Miller, Matthew Petrik, Richard Poorman, Kairah Prince, Mary
Sells, Muthia Shanmugham, Will Tompkins, and Jeff Wasko.
Anniversaries: Susan
& Tom Quinn (26th), Patty & Bob Finnearty (44th),
Noreen & Don Hone (27th), Christine & Christopher Lee
(12th), and Cherie D’Mello & Todd Eisworth (6th).
Prayers
for the Sick
Let's be one in hope and prayerful presence
to all on our prayer list and continue to pray for Pat Lambert,
and Bill Rader. (Remembered in
the petitions)
PEACE &
JUSTICE MINISTRY
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of
the May 3, 1983 US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ pastoral
letter, The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response,
after all Masses this weekend we will be gathering signatures
on a letter to Bishop Conlon asking him to advocate for the goals
of this insightful document. Please stop by our table in the
gathering space to learn more.
PREGNANCY RESOURCE
CENTER REPORT -- The PRC would like to thank the congregation
for their generosity! As a church you have helped raise $329.21
of the total $7,000 given toward the Baby Bottle Campaign.
The Campaign goal is $9,000. Many precious lives will be saved
because of your generosity! If you have not yet brought back
your baby bottle, please do so as soon as possible, so that the
Center may continue re-using them throughout the year (CTK
still has 6 bottles missing). Thank you for your involvement
and support.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS --
The End-of-the-Year picnic will be held today, Sunday, May
4, from 2:00 to 5:30 PM. The RE Board is sponsoring this
picnic which will be held at the Dairy Lane Park. The Board will
provide table service, chicken strips and pizza. We ask that
each family bring a dish or drink to share. There will be games
with prizes for the children and other activities. RSVP: 592-2711.
CATHOLIC
LADIES OF COLUMBIA will meet Monday, May 12, at 6:15 pm
and begin by praying the Rosary. Call regrets only to Connie
Bahn, 589-7767, Carla Rosler, 664-6311, or Pauline Zoulek, 592-5845.
HABITAT
RUMMAGE SALE REPORT -- The Faith Build Coalition, Athens
County Habitat for Humanity made over $950 at the
rummage sale held in the Parish Center on April 26. Thank you
to all who helped at the sale or dropped off items for the sale.
It was our best sale ever. (George Bain)
PRAYER/MEDITATION
BOOKLETS
The Living Faith booklets for April,
May and June are free and available at the bulletin boards in
church.
We also have the May issue of Living with
Christ. These particular booklets are very well done. Each
issue is $2.00, or you can purchase a yearly subscription for
$15.00; contact the office for more information.
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL -- Mark your calendar for Vacation Bible School
July 27-31. Join us for a fun-filled outing to “Son
World.” If you have any questions or if you would like to
help, please contact Cheryl Kraus (clkraus@netdocs.biz, 594-4500)
or Sherry Curp (scurp@siena.org, 594-5666).
Parish
Vocation Committee
If you would be interested in being part of a parish vocation
committee, please contact Fr. Marty at the parish office. The
work of the committee would involve promoting awareness of vocation
needs, pray for vocations within the parish, and coordination
with the diocese and the deanery for vocation promotions.
VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR NEEDED -- The Parish Community Service Committee
has helped with the community dinner at the UCM house on College
Street in Athens. A new leader is to coordinate these efforts.
The PCSC is starting a new schedule for these
dinners, concentrating on the summer months when there is greater
need due to fewer student volunteers: June 26, July 10 and 24,
and August 14 and 28. The event usually takes about 3 hours (arrive
at 4:00 PM at the UCM house to begin food preparation; dinner
served at 5:30; cleanup finished by about 7:00PM). Please call
the parish at 592-2711 if interested.
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